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Passenger car - Mercedes-Benz M class – Mercedes-Benz

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 30 Jul 2009In the weekly report of 31 Jul 2009 (week 29, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car - Mercedes-Benz M class
Brand
Mercedes-Benz (612 alerts)
Type / model
Type 164, EC type-approval: e1*2001/116*0315
Description
The problem affects vehicles built between July 2008 and March 2009, VIN numbers A 371.944 to A 511.386.
Risk
The product poses a risk of fire because, due to a faulty seal around the rear lamp assembly, water can enter the tailgate control unit, potentially leading to short-circuit and fire.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0986/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-29 (XML)
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